Kim Janey: “As I reflect back on two prints that I hung in my office and as we lace up our sneakers to finish this race, and you…”

I stand on many shoulders as the first -- the first black mayor and the first woman mayor, and I wanted to pay homage to those who have come before me.

It is incredibly important that we make sure we`re getting the vaccine out equitably, that we are reaching all communities and lifting up those who have been hardest hit.

I had rocks and racial slurs thrown at my bus simply for attending school while black.

My life’s work from education advocacy to leading the city council has been centered around making sure every child has the opportunity to learn and succeed in a more just city than the one I grew up in.